BILL NUMBER: ACR 12	CHAPTERED  02/24/99

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER   3
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   FEBRUARY 24, 1999
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY   FEBRUARY 23, 1999
	ADOPTED IN SENATE   FEBRUARY 19, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   FEBRUARY 19, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   FEBRUARY 12, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Steinberg
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Aanestad, Ackerman, Alquist, Aroner,
Ashburn, Bates, Battin, Baugh, Cardenas, Corbett, Correa, Cox,
Davis, Dickerson, Ducheny, Dutra, Florez, Frusetta, Gallegos,
Granlund, Havice, Hertzberg, Honda, House, Jackson, Kaloogian,
Keeley, Knox, Kuehl, Lempert, Leonard, Longville, Lowenthal, Machado,
Maddox, Maldonado, Margett, Mazzoni, Oller, Robert Pacheco, Rod
Pacheco, Papan, Pescetti, Reyes, Romero, Scott, Shelley, Soto,
Strickland, Strom-Martin, Thompson, Thomson, Torlakson, Villaraigosa,
Wayne, Wesson, Wiggins, and Wildman)
   (Coauthors:  Senators Alarcon, Alpert, Baca, Brulte, Burton,
Chesbro, Dunn, Figueroa, Haynes, Hughes, Johannessen, Johnson,
Johnston, Karnette, Kelley, Knight, Lewis, McPherson, Monteith, O'
Connell, Ortiz, Perata, Polanco, Poochigian, Rainey, Sher, Solis, and
Wright)

                        FEBRUARY 11, 1999

   Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 12--Relative to the Honorable
Robert K. Puglia.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 12, Steinberg.  The Honorable Robert K. Puglia.
   This measure would honor Presiding Justice Robert K. Puglia on his
outstanding record of judicial leadership with the California Court
of Appeal, Third Appellate District, commend, congratulate, and honor
him on his long and distinguished record of public service and on
his outstanding display of civic leadership, and convey to him best,
heartfelt wishes for good health and every continued success and
happiness in his future endeavors.




   WHEREAS, The Honorable Robert K. Puglia has retired as Presiding
Justice of the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District,
after more than 27 years of dedicated trial and appellate judicial
leadership and service, and in recognition of his exemplary record of
personal and professional accomplishments, he is deserving of
special honors and the highest commendations; and
   WHEREAS, Robert K. Puglia was born October 16, 1929, in
Westerville, Franklin County, Ohio, and served his country with honor
in the United States Army Infantry, attaining the rank of Sergeant
First Class, in the Korean War from 1952 to 1955; and
   WHEREAS, He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio State
University and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of
California at Berkeley School of Law, Boalt Hall; and
   WHEREAS, In 1959, Robert Puglia was admitted to the California
State Bar, the United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, and the
United States District Court, Eastern District of California; and
   WHEREAS, Robert Puglia thereafter distinguished himself as Chief
Deputy District Attorney of Sacramento County and as a partner in a
private law firm in Sacramento; and
   WHEREAS, Governor Ronald Reagan appointed Robert Puglia as Judge
of the Sacramento Superior Court in 1971, elevated him to Associate
Justice of the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District,
in 1974, and elevated him to Presiding Justice of that Court on
November 27, 1974; and
   WHEREAS, Justice Puglia was overwhelmingly confirmed by the
electorate in 1974, 1978, and again in 1990; and
   WHEREAS, During his tenure as Presiding Justice of the California
Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, Presiding Justice Puglia
established himself as a distinguished jurist, eloquent legal author,
and keen legal intellect with instant recall of legal principles,
case names, and citations; and
   WHEREAS, During the same period, he established himself as an able
and conscientious leader and administrator at the Court of Appeal,
inspiring colleagues and employees alike to the highest standards;
and
   WHEREAS, Presiding Justice Puglia, as a triumvir on the Commission
on Judicial Appointments, confirmed the appointments to the
California Supreme Court of Chief Justice Ronald M. George, and
Associate Justices Kathryn Werdegar, Ming Chin, and Janice Rogers
Brown, and to the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, of
Associate Justices Cruz Reynoso, Coleman Blease, Frances Carr, Keith
Sparks, Richard Sims, Fred Marler, Rodney Davis, Arthur Scotland,
Joseph DeCristoforo, George Nicholson, Vance Raye, Fred Morrison,
Janice Rogers Brown, Connie Callahan, and Harry Hull; and
   WHEREAS, Presiding Justice Puglia served on assignment as Acting
Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court in 1992, and as
Associate Justice in 1995, 1994, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1984, 1983, and
1979; and
   WHEREAS, Presiding Justice Puglia served as President of the
California Judges Association, the Council of Chief Judges of Courts
of Appeal, and the Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court; and
   WHEREAS, Presiding Justice Puglia as author, in concurrence or
dissent, has participated in approximately 10,000 opinions of the
Court of Appeal, including over 1,000 published opinions, a number of
which established controlling legal precedent; and
   WHEREAS, In those opinions, Presiding Justice Puglia has remained
consistently faithful to the principles of judicial restraint and
separation of powers; and
   WHEREAS, The Legislature is indebted to Presiding Justice Puglia
for initiating the return of Emmanuel Leutze's renowned painting
"Fort Sumter After the Bombardment" (which presently hangs in the
State Capitol) to the State of California (to which the Honorable
Norton Chipman, first Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Third
Appellate District, had bequeathed the painting in 1921) from the
State of South Carolina, which had neglected to return it after
borrowing it some years earlier; and
   WHEREAS, Presiding Justice Puglia and his beautiful wife, Ingrid,
are the parents of four wonderful children, Susan, Peter, David, and
Thomas; and
   WHEREAS, Presiding Justice Puglia has admirably and faithfully
served the people of the State of California with great integrity
and, by providing consistent interpretation of the law, has ensured
equitable treatment for all citizens; now, therefore be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California
takes great pleasure in honoring Presiding Justice Robert K. Puglia
on his outstanding record of judicial leadership with the California
Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, commends, congratulates,
and honors him on his long and distinguished record of public service
and on his outstanding display of civic leadership, and conveys to
him best, heartfelt wishes for good health and every continued
success and happiness in his future endeavors.
